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Bachelor's+29% vs national median1,629 grads tracked

Mathematics and Statistics at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Ranked 17th of 346 bachelor's programs in Mathematics and Statistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$64,783
middle 50%: $41,093 – $85,747
Median · 5 years out
$93,775
middle 50%: $61,726 – $135,092
Median · 10 years out
$121,321
middle 50%: $74,706 – $182,536

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Mathematics and Statistics (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill's bachelor's program in Mathematics and Statistics earn a median $64,783 one year after graduating, rising to $121,321 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 29% above the national median of $72,615 for this field, ranking 17th of 346 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

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≈ $5,020 total interest

Same major at other universities

Macalester College
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$97,714 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$94,033 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$93,006 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$87,964 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$87,428 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$86,929 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$214,723 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$192,150 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$178,780 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,515 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$151,181 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$150,648 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$147,757 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,602 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$127,840 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$125,175 · 5 yrs out
Journalism (Bachelor's)
$124,373 · 5 yrs out
Library Science (Doctorate)
$121,393 · 5 yrs out

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